Stanford University is fully embracing the legal industry, a historically cautious mover, as a focal point of its innovative solutions. The industry is primed to evolve through more transformative processes by pairing inventive thought and applied technological advancement to solve niche legal process issues. Recently at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum, hosted by Thomson Reuters and …
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The legal lessons learned from the Stanford Series: Part 2 – “Designing” a legal industry
Stanford University is fully embracing the legal industry, a historically cautious mover, as a focal point of its innovative solutions. The industry is primed to evolve through more transformative processes by pairing inventive thought and applied technological advancement to solve niche legal process issues. Recently at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum, hosted by Thomson Reuters and Stanford …
Thomson Reuters Accelus releases new white paper on confronting global bribery and corruption
For years, Thomson Reuters has been a thought leader on the state of global crime, particularly as it relates to digital currency and money laundering and the intersection of technology and human trafficking and exploitation of children. Now, Thomson Reuters Accelus takes a fresh look at this topic with its new white paper, International Anti-Corruption …
The legal lessons learned from the Stanford Series: Part 1 – Fidelity Investments estate planning
Stanford University is fully embracing the legal industry, a historically cautious mover, as a focal point of its innovative solutions. The industry is primed to evolve through more transformative processes by pairing inventive thought and applied technological advancement to solve niche legal process issues. Recently at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum, hosted by Thomson Reuters and Stanford …
The 5th annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data privacy, security and the globalized law firm
This post was written by William Scarbrough, chief operating officer of Bodman PLC This year’s Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum in New York City will focus on data privacy, security and the globalized law firm, certainly one of the biggest and most important management challenges facing law firm leaders today. Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute has assembled a particularly …
Biased jury claims rarely convince judges to change venue
Attorneys seeking a change of venue over concerns of biased jurors may figure it doesn’t hurt to ask. But it rarely helps. According to Westlaw data, change of venue is seldom granted. Recently, attorneys for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought to have his trial moved, citing the tremendous amount of pre-trial publicity surrounding …
Podcast: “Play Ball!” with Cuba
The potential reopening of ties between the US and Cuba has people excited about the possibility of Cuban treasures reaching US shores, such as cigars, rum and…baseball players? Cuba has been the birthplace of many a major league stars over the years, and baseball fans – as well as basketball and football fans – are imagining …
Podcast: Deflategate and eDiscovery
“Deflategate” did more than just deflate the hopes of Patriots fans. The NFL investigation raised some interesting questions about the rights of employees when it comes to ESI (electronically stored information) on their personal cellphones. John Martin, partner and practice leader of the Nelson Mullins Encompass e-discovery group, says both employers and employers should take …
Thomson Reuters releases greenhouse gas emissions data on global energy providers
Thomson Reuters today released new research revealing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from 32 global energy companies, a key subset of the world’s largest publically traded businesses. The Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil Fuel Energy Sector, written in collaboration with global sustainability consultancy BSD Consulting, is the second in a series of GHG reports …
Deceptive advertising and social media: Old rules apply to new media
This guest post was written by Char Pagar, partner and former member of the firm’s Executive Committee at VLP Law Group. Social media presents an attractive opportunity for almost every business that is trying to engage existing and potential customers. These media platforms can be easy to use, timely, and cost-effective. But, companies using these platforms to communicate should …
